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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

We ARE Water Park People!

This was the reply I gave when the subject of whether or not
people/families are water park people or not in a thread on a Disney message
board I frequent.My reply got me
thinking. . .

The husband grew up swimming in the lakes of Minnesota and has never
shied away from a dip in any body of water since I’ve known him.He enjoys the water slides and is only slowed
by the impending threat of losing his glasses.The solution is either to take them off or use a strap to secure his glasses
to his head.

I, too, grew up frequenting swimming pools and supervised a
pool one summer in college.In high
school, I was co-captain of the Shark Club, a synchronized swimming team that I
participated in for multiple years.I now
enjoy water slides, I just don’t enjoy the climb (heights) to the water
slides.

The boy’s November birthday allowed him to meet the
requisite 6 months old before his first summer spent at our local swimming
pool.He’s been in swimming lessons
since he was an infant—not toddler—infant!He did one season on a swim team and enjoyed the practices—swimming laps—but
not the competition.He was 18 months
old when he experienced his first water park away from home and even yesterday
asked about when we could return to Great Wolf Lodge as the water park is so
cool.He’s got water parks like Coco Key
and Schlitterbahn under his belt in addition to both Walt Disney World water
parks.

So, yes, we are water park people!And, while we are at the Walt Disney World
Resort, we enjoy spending a day or two at the incredibly themed water parks of
Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.(Click on the links to read more about the
water parks.)

In addition for our love and comfort with water that makes
us water park people, we also come prepared.Sunscreen, water shoes, sunglasses, and towels make for a comfortable
day at a water park.We wear our
swimsuits to the water park so there is no delay in getting into the water and
we apply sunscreen when getting dressed, again, avoiding any delay.I sort of laugh when I watch families taking
their water park time to apply sunscreen only to have the kiddos immediately
jump into the water and wash the majority of it away, unless the sunscreen is
waterproof.Applying sunscreen 30
minutes prior is preferable, even to manufacturer’s recommendations.

Blizzard Beach

Speaking of water proof, we also wear waterproof watches and
use a water proof camera at water parks.If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me for the time when we
have been at a water park. . .

Ski Patrol at Blizzard Beach

Prospective guests will ask which water park we prefer and
the answer is so difficult.Typhoon
Lagoon wins by a bit, but it has more to do with theming, the pool near
Crush-n-Gusher, and the availability of ordering shrimp for lunch with an
incredible special sauce than with anything else.Blizzard
Beach’s Ski Patrol area is one of the
boy’s favorites and the family raft ride and lazy river are both longer at Blizzard Beach.

With the approaching of summer, it is inevitable that many
guests traveling to Walt Disney World will wrestle with the idea of taking
advantage of one or both of the on property water parks.As for us, our travels to Disneyland will
allow us to take advantage of the resort pools as there is no water park at Disneyland.No
worries for us, as Legoland does HAVE a water park and we plan to visit it
first!Yes, we ARE water park people!

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